Angular Adjuster for Forearm Positioning in Exercise Systems
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment, particularly for home use, lacks proper user guidance and form correction, leading to potential injuries, equipment damage, and ineffective workouts due to improper usage.
Innovation Solution
A comprehensive exercise system and accessories that include an angular adjuster for forearm positioning, a resistance band with adjustable clips and hooks for varied resistance levels, and a smart resistance band system with wireless connectivity for tracking workout metrics and providing feedback through smart devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If exercise straps are anchored to fixed objects for home use, then convenience and accessibility are improved, but proper form guidance and user knowledge are lost leading to potential injuries
Solution Approach 1:
A camera system acts as an intermediary between the user and the exercise equipment, capturing real-time images of the user's form and comparing them to correct exercise demonstrations. This intermediary provides the missing form guidance without requiring direct human intervention or expert knowledge from the user.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides real-time visual feedback by displaying captured images alongside correct exercise demonstrations on a display device. This feedback loop allows users to immediately see and correct their form, ensuring safe exercise execution even without expert supervision.
2Device complexity
If simple exercise straps are used for home workouts, then device complexity is reduced and ease of use is improved, but workout effectiveness and form correction are compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical form correction systems (such as mirrors, trainers, or complex mechanical guides) with an electronic imaging and processing system. The camera-based form analysis system substitutes physical complexity with electronic intelligence, maintaining equipment simplicity while enhancing workout effectiveness through smart technology.
Solution Approach 2:
The imaging system serves as an intelligent intermediary that bridges the gap between simple equipment and effective workouts. It captures visual data, processes form information, and provides guidance without adding mechanical complexity to the physical exercise equipment.
3Stability of the object's composition
If fixed-angle exercise supports are used, then manufacturing precision and structural stability are improved, but adaptability to different user needs and exercise variations is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The support structure incorporates dynamic adjustability, allowing users to modify the angle and positioning of supports according to different exercise requirements and user preferences. This dynamic capability enables the same stable structure to adapt to various exercise scenarios while maintaining structural integrity.
Solution Approach 2:
The exercise system is designed with universal adaptability, where adjustable supports can accommodate multiple exercise types, user body types, and skill levels. The same stable structure serves multiple functions through configurability, eliminating the need for different fixed-angle supports for different exercises.
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AI summary
An exercise accessory may be a component of a leg lift exercise system assembly. The exercise accessory may be useful for a user to hold themselves up by the arms to perform leg lifts, among other exercises. The accessory has an angular adjuster to allow a user to adjust the positioning of his or her forearms during the exercise. The angular adjuster has a cage which can attach to and suspend from an overhead bar, and an apertured base having radial tines. An indexer may be able to rotatably index to and rest within the radial tines. Rotating the indexer when tension is not applied to the system allows the user to adjust angular positioning. From the indexer and through the aperture an arm support is suspended.